Auburn came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Falls City Tigers a 12-0 shutout. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Makenna Snodgrass was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Snodgrass was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. She also put up a double, which washer first of the season.
In other batting news, Gretchen Paschal was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Cammie Hamann, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Auburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .542. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Auburn's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Falls City, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Auburn will square off against Cass County Central on Thursday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Falls City, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Southern/Diller-Odell at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019.
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